Category: Sightings

20th April

MID-ARGYLL: A WAXWING today in a garden in Kilmartin (Gary Linstead) – then it moved to David Jardine’s garden nearby.

WAXWING – Kilmartin, Mid-Argyll 20th Apr (David Jardine).

19th April

MULL: An adult STONE CURLEW seen today on a Ross of Mull beach (Nigel Shannon). One previous Argyll record – at Loch Gruinart, Islay on 23-23th May 1997.
COLL: A female HAWFINCH was in a garden at Arinagour today (Pauline White).

STONE CURLEW – Mull 19th Apr (Nigel Shannon).
STONE CURLEW – Mull 19th Apr (Nigel Shannon).

18th April

MID-ARGYLL: An adult LITTLE GULL just off the front green at Loch Gilp at 9.50 am (Jim Dickson).

LITTLE GULL – Lochgilphead, Mid-Argyll 18th Apr (Jim Dickson).

17th April

ISLAY: A BLACK REDSTART today at Kinnabus on The Oa (Bonnie Wood).
KINTYRE: A fall of 100+ Willow Warblers today at Machrihanish in stands of gorse (Jo Goudie/David Millward).
MULL: A PIED FLYCATCHER in song at Aros coastal path, Tobermory on 16th Apr (Stuart Gibson).

BLACK REDSTART – The Oa, Islay -17th Apr (Bonnie Wood).

15th April

MID-ARGYLL: A PIED FLYCATCHER at Ballymeanoch (N of Lochgilphead) was a good reward today for David Jardine while helping out folk who are self-isolating.

12th April

NORTH ARGYLL: A RED KITE this morning over Achnacreebeag , North Connel (David Bennett).

RED KITE – North Argyll 12th Apr (David Bennett).

8th April

KINTYRE: A large Grey Heron sized egret – thought ‘likely’ a GREAT WHITE EGRET seen flying NE over Carradale golf course this evening (Alasdair Paterson).

5th April

ISLAY: A GREEN SANDPIPER was seen flying over Gruinart today (James How).

4th April

MID-ARGYLL: A report of a FIRECREST in the Oban area today.

1st April

TIREE: A Great Crested Grebe at Balephetrish Bay today – only my second in 19 years here (John Bowler).